Synthesis of hydrocarbons under upper mantle conditions: Evidence for the theory of abiotic deep petroleum origin

A theory of abiotic deep petroleum origin explains that hydrocarbon compounds are generated in the upper mantle and migrate through the deep faults into the Earth's crust. There they form oil and gas deposits in any kind of rock in any kind of the structural position. Until recently one of the...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2010-03, Vol.215 (1), p.012103
Main Authors: Kutcherov, V, Kolesnikov, A, Dyuzheva, T, Brazhkin, V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical synthesis
Earth crust
Geological faults
Hydrocarbons
Natural gas exploration
Oil exploration
Physical chemistry
Physics
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Summary:A theory of abiotic deep petroleum origin explains that hydrocarbon compounds are generated in the upper mantle and migrate through the deep faults into the Earth's crust. There they form oil and gas deposits in any kind of rock in any kind of the structural position. Until recently one of the main obstacles for further development of this theory has been the lack of reliable and reproducible experimental results confirming the possibility of the spontaneous synthesis of complex hydrocarbon systems at high pressure and temperature. Our experimental results demonstrate that abiotic synthesis of hydrocarbons under mantle conditions is a real chemical process. Different paths of hydrocarbon synthesis under mantle conditions are discussed. Obtained experimental results place the theory of the abiotic deep petroleum origin in the mainstream of modern experimental physics and physical chemistry.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/215/1/012103